Tag: harry potter
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Best of British Biographies – Timothy Spall
“There’s the funny-looking character actor who plays the same role every time. But I’m the funny-looking character actor who plays many different kinds.” – Timothy Spall Tim Spall is one of those brilliant, chameleonic actors who can turn his hand to any role but — probably because he isn’t classically handsome — isn’t a top…
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Get paid $1k to watch Harry Potter in one binge session
Sounds too good to be true — sit back during your enforced at-home quarantine and earn $1000 watching Harry Potter? Accio money! You might have even just completed a Harry Potter rewatch on your own, but you’re trapped at home anyway by virtue of the CoVid-19 viral pandemic, and this is a seriously tempting offer.…
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Movie Review – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Review Coming soon. Grade: B About The Peetimes: coming soon There are no extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (What we mean by Anything Extra.) Rated (PG) Frightening Moments|Creature Violence|Mild Language Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Harry Potter
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Movie Review – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Review Coming soon. Grade: B About The Peetimes: coming soon There are no extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. (What we mean by Anything Extra.) Rated (PG) Scary Moments|Mild Language|Some Creature Violence Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Harry Potter
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Movie Review – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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Review Coming soon. Grade: B About The Peetimes: I’ve got several excellent Peetimes, none of which will make you miss the main plotline. Fortunately, in the 1st Harry Potter movie there are several diversionary scenes that are easy to summarize. There are no extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Harry Potter and…
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Top 10 Films Set in Ireland to Watch on St Patrick’s Day Weekend
If you’ve never been to Ireland (I have and loved it), then these 10 movies will give you a thirst for Guinness Beer and a craving for corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes. Pull out this list for March 17th on St Patrick’s Day, or anytime you get a wistful hankering for the sights and sounds…
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Why Newt Scamander is a Fantastic, Yet Underrated Hero
Not every hero has to fit the typical mold we’re so very used to in epic storytelling. It’s always either the manly man’s man who is the big, strong, authoritative handsome guy, like Thor and Captain Kirk. (This really doesn’t even have to be a man — look at fighters like Black Widow and Wonder…
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Why Fantastic Beasts 2 is not so Fantastic
I feel like a guilty Gryffindor, A Harry Potter heel, and a bad geek, because I have such confused thoughts about Fantastic Beasts: the Crimes of Grindelwald. I’m supposed to love it: I’m a crazy fan for everything Harry Potter. I even came around on the first Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them —…
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A Very Harry Cruise – Hogwarts at Sea
I can’t put my jaw back in place. It dropped when I heard there was going to be a week-long luxury Harry Potter cruise. I want more information. Also, I want $4,000 to pay for this. My dream Harry Potter cruise would have Hogwarts teachers, with classes in Defense Against The Dark Arts, Muggle Studies,…
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Can Dune be done? Should Dune be done? Bringing Long Books to the Screen
Until the last generation, when Peter Jackson proved The Lord of the Rings could not only be made into a successful film — but be so off-the-charts good that it took home 11 Oscar Awards — it was unheard of to succeed at translating most of the great sci-fi and fantasy epics of literature to…
